{"id":"BILL-QLD-3250","name":"Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025","slug":"domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2025-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446091,"registerId":"BILL-QLD-3250:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2025-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-06T12:45:14.066Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\n\nQueensland\nDomestic and Family Violence\nProtection and Other\nLegislation Amendment Bill\n2025\n\nQueensland\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection\nand Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2025\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\n2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\n4 Amendment of s 3 (Main objects) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\n5 Amendment of s 21 (Who is an aggrieved and who is a respondent) 9\n6 Amendment of s 22 (Child as aggrieved or respondent) . . . . . . . 9\n7 Amendment of s 22A (Who is the person most in need of protection in a\nrelevant relationship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10\n8 Amendment of s 25 (Who can apply for a protection order) . . . . 10\n9 Amendment of s 32 (Application for protection order) . . . . . . . . . 10\n10 Amendment of s 36A (Court must be given respondent’s criminal history\nand domestic violence history) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10\n11 Amendment of s 37 (When court may make protection order) . . 11\n12 Amendment of s 44 (When court may make temporary protection order)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\n13 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5, sdiv 1, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12\n14 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5, sdiv 2, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\n15 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5, sdiv 3 and sdiv 4, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . 13\nSubdivision 3 Monitoring device conditions\n66A Definitions for subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\n66B Court may impose monitoring device condition . . . . . 14\n66C Considerations for imposing monitoring device condition 15\n66D Request for information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16\n\nContents\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 2\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n66E Other conditions and arrangements if monitoring device\ncondition imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16\n66F Information relating to monitoring device condition . . 18\n66G Restriction on disclosure in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . 19\n66H Expiry of subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19\n16 Amendment of s 75 (Approval of providers and intervention programs)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19\n17 Amendment of s 83 (No exemption under Weapons Act) . . . . . . 20\n18 Amendment of s 100 (Police officer must investigate domestic violence)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20\n19 Insertion of new pt 4, div 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\nDivision 1A Power to issue police protection direction\nSubdivision 1 Preliminary\n100A Purpose of police protection directions . . . . . . . . . . . 21\nSubdivision 2 Issue of police protection direction\n100B Police officer may issue direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n100C Circumstances when police officer must not issue direction\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n100D Restriction on issuing direction involving child of respondent\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n100E Other matters for consideration before issuing direction 25\n100F Naming persons in direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\n100G Standard conditions must be included . . . . . . . . . . . 27\n100H Other conditions may be included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\n100I Condition for protection of unborn child . . . . . . . . . . . 30\n100J Police officer must consider accommodation needs . 30\n100K Approval of supervising police officer required . . . . . 31\n100L Cross-direction not permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33\n100M Contact details and address for service . . . . . . . . . . 33\n100N Form of direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34\n100O Service of direction and grounds on respondent . . . . 36\n100P Giving copy of direction and grounds to aggrieved and named\npersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36\n100Q Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37\n100R Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39\nSubdivision 3 Amendment of direction\n\nContents\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 3\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n100S Amendment of police protection direction . . . . . . . . . 41\nSubdivision 4 Police review of direction\n100T Starting review on police officer’s initiative . . . . . . . . 42\n100U Starting review on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42\n100V Effect of starting review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43\n100W Submissions and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43\n100X Conduct of review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44\n100Y Decision on review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45\nSubdivision 5 Court review of direction\n100Z Application for review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48\n100ZA Filing and service of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48\n100ZB Police protection direction taken to be application for\nprotection order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50\n100ZC Effect of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51\n100ZD Decision of court about police protection direction . . 52\n20 Amendment of s 134 (Application of division) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53\n21 Amendment of s 134A (Power to give direction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53\n22 Amendment of s 134E (Responsibilities of police officer in relation to\ndirection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53\n23 Amendment of s 134F (Offence to contravene direction) . . . . . . 54\n24 Amendment of s 135B (Diversion orders scheme) . . . . . . . . . . . 54\n25 Amendment of s 135C (Eligibility criteria for participation in scheme) 54\n26 Amendment of s 135T (Approval of providers and diversion programs)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54\n27 Amendment of s 145 (Evidence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54\n28 Amendment of s 164 (Who may appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55\n29 Amendment of s 172 (Meaning of local order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55\n30 Amendment of s 175 (Meaning of properly notified) . . . . . . . . . . 55\n31 Insertion of new s 177A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56\n177A Contravention of a police protection direction . . . . . . 56\n32 Amendment of s 179A (Engaging in domestic violence or associated\ndomestic violence to aid respondent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57\n33 Amendment of s 180 (Aggrieved or named person not guilty of offence)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57\n34 Amendment of s 184 (Service of order on respondent) . . . . . . . 58\n35 Amendment of s 188 (Giving of document to child) . . . . . . . . . . 58\n36 Amendment of s 189 (Evidentiary provision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58\n\nContents\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 4\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n37 Insertion of new s 189C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59\n189C Police protection directions register . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59\n38 Insertion of new s 192A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60\n192A Review of police protection directions provisions . . . 60\n39 Insertion of new pt 10, div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61\nDivision 7 Transitional provisions for Domestic and Family\nViolence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment\nAct 2025\n243 Effectiveness of monitoring device condition after court stops\nbeing prescribed or pt 3, div 5, sdiv 3 expires . . . . . . 61\n244 Application of pt 3, div 5, sdiv 3 to proceeding to vary\ndomestic violence order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62\n40 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n41 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64\n42 Replacement of s 103C (Meaning of domestic violence proceeding) 64\n103C Meaning of domestic violence proceeding . . . . . . . . 64\n43 Amendment of pt 6A, div 2, sdiv 1, hdg (Use of recorded statements)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65\n44 Amendment of s 103D (Use of recorded statement as complainant’s\nevidence-in-chief) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65\n45 Amendment of s 103E (Requirements for making recorded statements)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65\n46 Amendment of s 103F (When recorded statement is made with informed\nconsent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66\n47 Amendment of s 103H (Admissibility of recorded statements generally)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68\n48 Amendment of s 103I (Admissibility of recorded statements in particular\ncommittal proceedings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68\n49 Amendment of s 103IA (Admissibility of transcripts of recorded\nstatements in particular registry committal proceedings) . . . . . . 69\n50 Amendment of s 103Q (Unauthorised possession of, or dealing in,\nrecorded statements or transcripts of recorded statements) . . . . 69\n51 Insertion of new pt 6A, div 2, sdiv 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69\nSubdivision 5 Miscellaneous\n103SAA Operation of particular provision not affected in relation to use\nof recorded statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69\n52 Insertion of new pt 9, div 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70\nDivision 18 Transitional provisions for Domestic and Family\n\nContents\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 5\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nViolence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment\nAct 2025\n178 Definitions for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70\n179 Recorded statements not completed before commencement\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70\n180 Recorded statements made under former s 103E . . 71\n181 Application of former pt 6A, divs 1 and 2 to particular existing\ndomestic violence proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71\n182 Application of new pt 6A, divs 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 72\nPart 4 Amendment of Explosives Act 1999\n53 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73\n54 Amendment of s 12B (Criteria for deciding applications) . . . . . . 73\n55 Amendment of s 12G (Reports about criminal history and other matters)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73\n56 Amendment of s 12H (Commissioner must give notice of particular\nmatters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73\n57 Amendment of s 25B (Immediate cancellation if protection order made)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74\n58 Amendment of s 126AA (Effect of appeals against domestic violence\norders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74\n126AA Effect of setting aside or revoking domestic violence order or\npolice protection direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74\n59 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75\nPart 5 Amendment of Penalties and Sentences Act 1992\n60 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75\n61 Amendment of s 11 (Matters to be considered in determining offender’s\ncharacter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76\nPart 6 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n62 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76\n63 Amendment of s 365 (Arrest without warrant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76\n64 Amendment of s 604 (Dealing with persons affected by potentially\nharmful things) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76\n65 Amendment of s 610 (Police actions after domestic violence order, police\nprotection notice or release conditions are made) . . . . . . . . . . . 77\n66 Amendment of s 715 (What is the appointed day for disposal of weapons\nunder s 714) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77\n67 Amendment of sch 5A (Prescribed documents for service by electronic\ncommunication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78\n68 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78\n\nContents\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 6\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nPart 7 Amendment of Residential Tenancies and Rooming\nAccommodation Act 2008\n69 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78\n70 Amendment of s 245 (Injury to domestic associate) . . . . . . . . . . 78\n71 Amendment of s 344 (Damage or injury) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79\n72 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n73 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79\n74 Amendment of s 10B (Fit and proper person—licensees) . . . . . 80\n75 Amendment of s 10C (Fit and proper person—licensed dealer’s\nassociate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80\n76 Amendment of s 24 (Change in licensee’s circumstances) . . . . . 80\n77 Amendment of s 28A (Revocation or suspension of licence and related\nmatters after protection order is made) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80\n78 Amendment of s 29A (Action by court if respondent has access to\nweapons through employment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81\n79 Amendment of s 29B (Arrangements for surrender of suspended or\nrevoked licences and weapons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81\n80 Amendment of s 34AA (Effect of an appeal against a domestic violence\norder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82\n34AA Effect of discharging domestic violence order or revoking or\nsetting aside police protection direction . . . . . . . . . . 83\n81 Amendment of s 53 (An unlicensed person may use a weapon at an\napproved range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83\n82 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83\nPart 9 Other amendments\n83 Legislation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84\nSchedule 1 Other amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85\nChild Protection Act 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85\nCorrective Services Act 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85\nCriminal Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86\nDisability Services Act 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 . . . . . . . . . . 87\nIndustrial Relations Act 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87\nWorking with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 88\n\n2025\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act to amend the Domestic and Family Violence Protection\nAct 2012, the Evidence Act 1977, the Explosives Act 1999, the\nPenalties and Sentences Act 1992, the Police Powers and\nResponsibilities Act 2000, the Residential Tenancies and\nRooming Accommodation Act 2008, the Weapons Act 1990 and\nthe legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes\n\nPage 8\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 1]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 1 Preliminary\nThe Parliament of Queensland enacts—\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Domestic and Family Violence\nProtection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act\n2012\n3 Act amended\nThis part amends the Domestic and Family Violence\nProtection Act 2012.\nNote—\nSee also the amendments in schedule 1.\n4 Amendment of s 3 (Main objects)\n(1) Section 3(2)(b), after ‘issue a’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n(2) Section 3(2)(c), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nClause 11\n12\n13\n14\n15\nClause 16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0002","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 2","content":"Page 9\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 5]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n, police protection direction\n5 Amendment of s 21 (Who is an aggrieved and who is a\nrespondent)\n(1) Section 21(1), ‘or a police protection notice,’—\nomit, insert—\npolice protection direction or police protection\nnotice\n(2) Section 21(2), ‘order or’—\nomit, insert—\norder, police protection direction or\n(3) Section 21(3), ‘or a police protection notice,’—\nomit, insert—\npolice protection direction or police protection\nnotice\n(4) Section 21(5), after ‘in a’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n6 Amendment of s 22 (Child as aggrieved or respondent)\n(1) Section 22—\ninsert—\n(3A) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a child\ncan not be named as the aggrieved or respondent\nin a police protection direction.\nNote—\nSee section 100C(1)(a).\n(2) Section 22(3A) and (4)—\nrenumber as section 22(4) and (5).\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 10\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 7]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n7 Amendment of s 22A (Who is the person most in need of\nprotection in a relevant relationship)\n(1) Section 22A(2), ‘a court must consider’—\nomit, insert—\nthe following matters must be considered\n(2) Section 22A(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d), ‘; and’—\nomit, insert—\n;\n8 Amendment of s 25 (Who can apply for a protection\norder)\nSection 25(1)(c), ‘section 100(2)(a)’—\nomit, insert—\npart 4\n9 Amendment of s 32 (Application for protection order)\nSection 32(1)(c), ‘section 100(2)(a)’—\nomit, insert—\npart 4\n10 Amendment of s 36A (Court must be given respondent’s\ncriminal history and domestic violence history)\n(1) Section 36A(1)—\ninsert—\n(d) a copy of a police protection direction\nissued by a police officer is filed in the\ncourt, under section 100ZA, to be heard as\nan application for a protection order; or\n(e) an application for a review of a police\nprotection direction under section 100Z is\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\nClause 14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 11\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 11]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\ntaken to be an application for a protection\norder under section 100ZB(2).\n(2) Section 36A(2)(a)(i)—\nomit, insert—\n(i) with an application, notice or direction\nmentioned in subsection (1)(a), (c) or (d); or\n11 Amendment of s 37 (When court may make protection\norder)\nSection 37(3)—\nomit, insert—\n(3) However, the court must not refuse to make a\nprotection order merely because—\n(a) the respondent has complied with an\nintervention order or a diversion order\npreviously made against the respondent; or\n(b) a police protection direction has been issued\nagainst the respondent and is still in force.\n12 Amendment of s 44 (When court may make temporary\nprotection order)\nSection 44(2)—\nomit, insert—\n(2) For subsection (1)(a)—\n(a) if the application is a police protection\ndirection taken to be an application for a\nprotection order under section 100ZB(1), it\ndoes not matter whether or not the nature of\nthe protection order sought and the grounds\non which the order is sought—\n(i) are stated in a statement mentioned in\nsection 100ZA(1)(c); or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 12\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 13]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(ii) have otherwise been made known to\nthe court; and\n(b) if the application is an application for a\nreview of a police protection direction taken\nto be an application for a protection order\nunder section 100ZB(2), it does not matter\nwhether or not the nature of the protection\norder sought and the grounds on which the\norder is sought—\n(i) are stated in the application for the\nreview; or\n(ii) have otherwise been made known to\nthe court; and\n(c) if the application is a police protection\nnotice taken to be an application for a\nprotection order under section 112, it does\nnot matter whether or not the nature of the\nprotection order sought and the grounds on\nwhich the order is sought—\n(i) are stated in the police protection\nnotice; or\n(ii) are stated in a statement mentioned in\nsection 111(3) that has been filed under\nthat section; or\n(iii) have otherwise been made known to\nthe court.\n13 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5, sdiv 1, hdg\nPart 3, division 5—\ninsert—\nSubdivision 1 Standard and general\nconditions\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nClause 27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 13\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 14]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n14 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5, sdiv 2, hdg\nAfter section 62—\ninsert—\nSubdivision 2 Ouster and return\nconditions\n15 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5, sdiv 3 and sdiv 4, hdg\nAfter section 66—\ninsert—\nSubdivision 3 Monitoring device\nconditions\n66A Definitions for subdivision\nIn this subdivision—\nmonitoring device means an electronic device\ncapable of being worn, and not removed, by a\nperson for the purpose of a prescribed entity\nfinding or monitoring the geographical location of\nthe person.\nmonitoring device condition see section 66B(1).\nprescribed entity means each of the following\nentities—\n(a) the chief executive of a department that is\nmainly responsible for any of the following\nmatters—\n(i) adult corrective services;\n(ii) child protection services;\n(iii) community services;\n(b) the chief executive of another department\nthat provides services to persons who fear or\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 14\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 15]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nexperience domestic violence or who\ncommit domestic violence;\n(c) the police commissioner;\n(d) an entity prescribed by regulation for this\ndefinition.\nsafety device means an electronic device given to\na person by a prescribed entity for the purpose of\nidentifying risks to the safety of the person in\nrelation to another person on whom a monitoring\ndevice condition is imposed.\n66B Court may impose monitoring device\ncondition\n(1) Without limiting section 57, if the respondent is\nan adult, the court may impose a condition (a\nmonitoring device condition) on the respondent\nthat requires the respondent to wear a monitoring\ndevice for a stated period if—\n(a) the court is satisfied that—\n(i) the wearing of a monitoring device by\nthe respondent is necessary or desirable\nto protect the aggrieved from domestic\nviolence, a named person from\nassociated domestic violence or a\nnamed person who is a child from\nbeing exposed to domestic violence;\nand\n(ii) either—\n(A) the respondent has been convicted\nof, or is charged with, a domestic\nviolence offence or an indictable\noffence involving violence against\nanother person; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 15\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 15]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(B) there is a history of charges for\ndomestic violence offences made\nagainst the respondent; and\n(iii) the respondent is not required by a\ncourt or other entity to wear an\nelectronic device for the purpose of an\nentity finding or monitoring the\nrespondent’s geographical location;\nand\n(b) the court is prescribed by regulation for this\nparagraph as a court that can impose a\nmonitoring device condition; and\n(c) any other requirement prescribed by\nregulation for this section is satisfied.\n(2) The monitoring device condition may be imposed\nonly for the period the court considers reasonably\nnecessary in all the circumstances of the case.\n(3) The court must give reasons for imposing the\nmonitoring device condition.\n66C Considerations for imposing monitoring\ndevice condition\n(1) In deciding whether to impose a monitoring\ndevice condition on the respondent, the court\nmust consider, in addition to the matters\nmentioned in section 57 and the information given\nunder section 66D, the following matters—\n(a) the personal circumstances of the\nrespondent, including the geographical area\nwhere the respondent lives and the\nrespondent’s living arrangements;\n(b) the respondent’s ability to charge and\nmaintain the monitoring device;\n(c) any views or wishes expressed by the\naggrieved or named person regarding\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 16\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 15]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nimposing the monitoring device condition\non the respondent;\n(d) any other matter prescribed by regulation\nfor this section.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a court imposing\na monitoring device condition on the respondent\nmust consider whether to impose on the\nrespondent—\n(a) an ouster condition; or\n(b) a condition under section 58(c) that\nprohibits the respondent from approaching,\nor attempting to approach, the aggrieved or\nnamed person.\n66D Request for information\n(1) The court may ask a prescribed entity or another\nentity prescribed by regulation for this section to\nprovide information that the court reasonably\nconsiders may help the court in deciding whether\nit is necessary or desirable to impose the\nmonitoring device condition on the respondent.\n(2) The entity must comply with the request for\ninformation.\n66E Other conditions and arrangements if\nmonitoring device condition imposed\n(1) If the court imposes a monitoring device\ncondition on the respondent—\n(a) the court may impose any other condition\nthat the court considers necessary to\nfacilitate the operation of the monitoring\ndevice; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 17\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 15]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nExamples of conditions a court may consider\nnecessary to facilitate the operation of a monitoring\ndevice required to be worn by a respondent—\n• a condition that requires the respondent to\nattend at a stated place to be fitted with the\nmonitoring device\n• a condition that requires the respondent to\ntake stated and other reasonable steps to\nensure the monitoring device and any\nequipment necessary for the operation of the\nmonitoring device are, or remain, in good\nworking order\n(b) the chief executive must make all necessary\nand convenient arrangements to ensure\ncompliance with the monitoring device\ncondition and any other conditions the court\nimposes.\n(2) The chief executive may, for the performance of\nthe chief executive’s function under subsection\n(1)(b), ask a prescribed entity—\n(a) to fit the monitoring device to, or to remove\nthe monitoring device from, the respondent;\nand\n(b) to do any of the following—\n(i) remotely monitor the monitoring\ndevice;\n(ii) give a safety device to the aggrieved or\nnamed person;\n(iii) remotely monitor the safety device;\n(iv) contact the respondent in relation to an\nalert or notification from the\nmonitoring device;\n(v) contact the aggrieved or named person\nin relation to an alert or notification\nfrom the safety device;\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n35\n\nPage 18\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 15]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(vi) give information relating to alerts and\nnotifications from the monitoring\ndevice to the chief executive and\nanother prescribed entity;\n(vii) anything else the chief executive\nconsiders relevant to the imposition of\nthe conditions.\n(3) In making a request under subsection (2), the\nchief executive may have regard to the prescribed\nentity’s ability to comply with the request.\n(4) The prescribed entity must comply with a request\nunder subsection (2).\n(5) The prescribed entity may delegate a function\nrequested under subsection (2) to an appropriately\nqualified person.\n66F Information relating to monitoring device\ncondition\n(1) A regulation may prescribe—\n(a) how information relating to a monitoring\ndevice or safety device, including\ninformation relating to alerts and\nnotifications from the device or a person’s\ngeographical location, may be shared and\nwith whom; and\n(b) the purpose for which the information may\nbe shared; and\n(c) the entity responsible for recording or\nstoring the information; and\n(d) how the information will be recorded or\nstored.\n(2) A person who obtains information relating to a\nmonitoring device or safety device, including\ninformation relating to alerts and notifications\nfrom the device or a person’s geographical\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 19\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 16]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nlocation, must not use the information for a\npurpose other than—\n(a) the purpose for which the information was\nobtained; or\n(b) a purpose that is authorised or permitted\nunder an Act.\nMaximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years\nimprisonment.\n66G Restriction on disclosure in proceedings\nEvidence of the imposition of a monitoring device\ncondition or the use of a monitoring device or\nsafety device, and other evidence directly or\nindirectly derived from the imposition or use, is\nnot admissible in any proceeding other than a\nproceeding for a domestic violence offence.\n66H Expiry of subdivision\nThis subdivision expires on the day that is 2 years\nafter the day this section commences.\nSubdivision 4 Condition for protection of\nunborn child\n16 Amendment of s 75 (Approval of providers and\nintervention programs)\n(1) Section 75(1), from ‘the entity’—\nomit, insert—\nthe entity—\n(a) has appropriate experience and\nqualifications to provide an approved\nintervention program or counselling; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 20\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 17]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) satisfies any other criteria prescribed by\nregulation.\n(2) Section 75(2)(b), ‘prescribed under a’—\nomit, insert—\nprescribed by\n17 Amendment of s 83 (No exemption under Weapons Act)\n(1) Section 83(2), after ‘domestic violence order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(2) Section 83(2), after ‘the order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n(3) Section 83(3), after ‘domestic violence order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(4) Section 83(4)(b), ‘notice and explains the’—\nomit, insert—\ndirection or police protection notice and explains\nthe direction or\n18 Amendment of s 100 (Police officer must investigate\ndomestic violence)\n(1) Section 100(3)—\ninsert—\n(ba) issue a police protection direction under\ndivision 1A;\n(2) Section 100(3)(ba) to (f)—\nrenumber as section 100(3)(c) to (g).\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 21\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n19 Insertion of new pt 4, div 1A\nPart 4—\ninsert—\nDivision 1A Power to issue police\nprotection direction\nSubdivision 1 Preliminary\n100APurpose of police protection directions\nThe purpose of police protection directions is to\nprovide a way for police to respond to acts of\ndomestic violence, to achieve the main objects of\nthis Act, in circumstances when it would be\nappropriate not to bring the matter before a court.\nSubdivision 2 Issue of police protection\ndirection\n100B Police officer may issue direction\n(1) A police officer may issue a direction (a police\nprotection direction) against a person (the\nrespondent) if the officer reasonably believes—\n(a) the respondent has committed domestic\nviolence; and\n(b) a police protection direction is necessary or\ndesirable to protect the aggrieved from\ndomestic violence; and\n(c) none of the circumstances mentioned in\nsection 100C or 100D(2) apply; and\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0003","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 3","content":"Page 22\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(d) it would not be more appropriate to take\naction that involves an application for a\nprotection order.\n(2) In deciding whether to issue a police protection\ndirection, the police officer must consider—\n(a) the principles mentioned in section 4; and\n(b) the criminal history and domestic violence\nhistory of the respondent and the aggrieved;\nand\n(c) whether any circumstances mentioned in\nsection 100E(1)(a) apply and, if so, whether\nthe circumstances indicate it would be more\nappropriate to take action that involves an\napplication for a protection order; and\n(d) any views or wishes expressed by the\naggrieved about whether an application for a\nprotection order should be made.\n(3) Before issuing a police protection direction, if the\nrespondent is not present at the same location as\nthe police officer, the officer must make a\nreasonable attempt to locate and talk to the\nrespondent, including by telephone, to afford the\nrespondent natural justice in relation to the issuing\nof a police protection direction.\n(4) This section is subject to sections 100K and 100L.\n100C Circumstances when police officer must not\nissue direction\n(1) A police officer must not issue a police protection\ndirection against the respondent if the officer\nreasonably believes any of the following\ncircumstances apply—\n(a) either the aggrieved or the respondent is—\n(i) a child; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 23\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(ii) a police officer;\n(b) the respondent should be taken into custody\nunder division 3 or otherwise in relation to\nthe relevant domestic violence;\n(c) a domestic violence order or recognised\ninterstate order relating to the respondent\nand the aggrieved is in force or has\npreviously been in force (regardless of who\nis or was the respondent and who is or was\nthe aggrieved);\n(d) a police protection direction against the\nrespondent is in force or has previously been\nin force;\n(e) the respondent has been convicted of a\ndomestic violence offence within the\nprevious 2 years;\n(f) a proceeding for a domestic violence\noffence against the respondent has started\nbut not been finally disposed of;\n(g) an application for a protection order against\nthe respondent has been made but not finally\ndealt with;\n(h) the respondent used, or threatened to use, an\noffensive weapon or instrument to commit\nthe relevant domestic violence;\n(i) that, in relation to the relevant domestic\nviolence—\n(i) there are indications that both persons\nin the relationship are in need of\nprotection; and\n(ii) the person who is most in need of\nprotection in the relationship can not be\nidentified.\n(2) Subsection (1)(f) does not prevent the issue of a\npolice protection direction against the respondent\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n35\n\nPage 24\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nand, at the same time, the starting of a proceeding\nagainst the respondent for a domestic violence\noffence relating to the relevant domestic violence.\n(3) Also, a police officer must not issue a police\nprotection direction against the respondent if the\nofficer reasonably believes—\n(a) it is necessary or desirable to protect a child\nof the aggrieved, or a child who usually lives\nwith the aggrieved, from—\n(i) associated domestic violence; or\n(ii) being exposed to domestic violence\ncommitted by the respondent; and\n(b) a condition mentioned in section 100H is\nneeded to provide the protection.\n(4) In this section—\noffensive weapon or instrument see the Police\nPowers and Responsibilities Act 2000, schedule\n6.\n100D Restriction on issuing direction involving\nchild of respondent\n(1) This section applies in relation to a police\nprotection direction that—\n(a) includes a child of the respondent as a\nnamed person; or\n(b) includes a condition that would prevent or\nlimit contact between the respondent and a\nchild of the respondent.\n(2) A police officer must not issue a police protection\ndirection mentioned in subsection (1) if the officer\nknows or reasonably believes—\n(a) any of the following orders or agreements\nrelating to the child is in force—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 25\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(i) a family law order; or\n(ii) an order or care agreement under the\nChild Protection Act 1999; or\n(b) a proceeding relating to the child under the\nChild Protection Act 1999 or the Family\nLaw Act 1975 (Cwlth) has been started but\nnot finally dealt with.\n(3) Before issuing a police protection direction\nmentioned in subsection (1), a police officer must\nask the respondent and the aggrieved whether\nsubsection (2)(a) or (b) applies.\n(4) If a police protection direction mentioned in\nsubsection (1) is issued and a condition of the\ndirection is inconsistent with an order or\nagreement mentioned in subsection (2)(a)—\n(a) the condition is of no effect to the extent of\nthe inconsistency; and\n(b) the inconsistency does not invalidate or\notherwise affect the police protection\ndirection.\n100E Other matters for consideration before\nissuing direction\n(1) If a police officer is considering issuing a police\nprotection direction, the officer must consider—\n(a) whether any of the following circumstances\napply—\n(i) the respondent may cause serious harm\nto the aggrieved or a named person if\nthe respondent commits further\ndomestic violence;\n(ii) additional powers of a court, in making\na protection order, may be necessary or\ndesirable to protect the aggrieved from\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 26\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nfurther domestic violence by the\nrespondent;\nExamples of additional powers—\n• making an intervention order\n• imposing conditions on a protection\norder that may not be imposed on a\npolice protection direction, such as a\nmonitoring device condition under\nsection 66B or a condition about\npossessing a thing used as a weapon\nunder section 81\n(iii) the respondent or the aggrieved has a\nconviction for a domestic violence\noffence;\nNote—\nSee also section 100C(1)(e).\n(iv) the respondent is not present at the\nsame location as the officer and the\nofficer has not, after making reasonable\nattempts, been able to locate and talk to\nthe respondent, including by telephone,\nto perform the officer’s functions under\ndivision 1; and\n(b) if any of the circumstances mentioned in\nparagraph (a) apply—whether the\ncircumstances indicate it would be more\nappropriate to take action that involves an\napplication for a protection order.\n(2) The fact that circumstances mentioned in\nsubsection (1)(a) exist—\n(a) does not mean the police officer can not\nissue a police protection direction; and\n(b) does not invalidate a police protection\ndirection issued by the police officer\nwhether or not the officer considered the\nmatter mentioned in subsection (1)(b).\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n35\n36\n\nPage 27\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n100F Naming persons in direction\n(1) This section applies if a police officer issuing a\npolice protection direction reasonably believes—\n(a) naming a child of the aggrieved, or a child\nwho usually lives with the aggrieved, in the\ndirection is necessary or desirable to protect\nthe child from—\n(i) associated domestic violence; or\n(ii) being exposed to domestic violence\ncommitted by the respondent; or\n(b) naming another relative, or an associate, of\nthe aggrieved in the direction is necessary or\ndesirable to protect the relative or associate\nfrom associated domestic violence.\n(2) The police officer may name the child, relative or\nassociate (each a named person) in the police\nprotection direction.\nNote—\nSee, however, section 100C(3).\n100G Standard conditions must be included\nA police protection direction must include a\ncondition that the respondent—\n(a) must be of good behaviour towards the\naggrieved and must not commit domestic\nviolence against the aggrieved; and\n(b) must not organise, encourage, ask, tell, force\nor engage another person to do something\nthat, if done by the respondent, would be\ndomestic violence against the aggrieved;\nand\n(c) if the direction includes a named person\nwho is an adult—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 28\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(i) must be of good behaviour towards the\nnamed person; and\n(ii) must not commit associated domestic\nviolence against the named person; and\n(iii) must not organise, encourage, ask, tell,\nforce or engage another person to do\nsomething that, if done by the\nrespondent, would be domestic\nviolence against the named person; and\n(d) if the direction includes a named person\nwho is a child—\n(i) must be of good behaviour towards the\nchild; and\n(ii) must not commit associated domestic\nviolence against the child; and\n(iii) must not expose the child to domestic\nviolence; and\n(iv) must not organise, encourage, ask, tell,\nforce or engage another person to do\nsomething that, if done by the\nrespondent, would be associated\ndomestic violence against the child;\nand\n(v) must not organise, encourage, ask, tell,\nforce or engage another person to do\nsomething that exposes the child to\ndomestic violence.\n100H Other conditions may be included\n(1) This section does not apply to a police protection\ndirection naming a child.\nNote—\nSee section 100C(3).\n(2) A police protection direction may include any or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 29\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nall of the conditions that may be imposed on a\npolice protection notice under section 106A.\n(3) The police officer issuing a police protection\ndirection may impose a condition mentioned in\nsubsection (2) if—\n(a) the police officer reasonably believes the\ncondition is necessary or desirable to—\n(i) protect the aggrieved from domestic\nviolence; or\n(ii) protect a named person from associated\ndomestic violence; and\n(b) for an ouster condition in relation to the\naggrieved’s usual place of residence—the\npolice officer has considered the matters\nmentioned in section 64(1)(a) to (h) and (2);\nand\n(c) for an ouster condition—the police officer\nhas considered imposing a return condition;\nand\n(d) the supervising police officer who approves,\nunder section 100K, the issuing of the\ndirection including the condition is—\n(i) for a cool-down condition—of at least\nthe rank of sergeant; or\n(ii) for an ouster condition or no-contact\ncondition—of at least the rank of\nsenior sergeant.\n(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the\npremises that may be stated in a cool-down\ncondition or ouster condition include—\n(a) premises in which the respondent has a legal\nor equitable interest; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 30\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) premises where the aggrieved and\nrespondent live together or have previously\nlived together; and\n(c) premises where the aggrieved or a named\nperson lives, works or frequents.\n100I Condition for protection of unborn child\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a police officer issuing a police protection\ndirection reasonably believes an aggrieved\nis pregnant; and\n(b) the direction does not include any\nconditions mentioned in section 100H.\nNote—\nSee section 100C(3).\n(2) The police protection direction may include a\ncondition mentioned in section 100G(d) that takes\neffect when the child is born.\n(3) The police officer may impose the condition if\nsatisfied the condition is necessary or desirable to\nprotect the child from associated domestic\nviolence, or being exposed to domestic violence,\nonce the child is born.\n(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the police\nofficer may impose the condition whether or not\nthe respondent is the father of the child.\n100J Police officer must consider accommodation\nneeds\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a police protection direction includes a\ncool-down condition or ouster condition;\nand\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 31\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) a police officer serves the direction on the\nrespondent or tells the respondent about the\ndirection as mentioned in\nsection 100R(1)(b).\n(2) The police officer must—\n(a) consider the accommodation needs of the\nrespondent; and\n(b) take any reasonable steps necessary to\nensure the respondent has access to\ntemporary accommodation.\nExamples of reasonable steps—\n• making, or arranging, telephone enquiries to\nidentify temporary accommodation\n• transporting the respondent a short distance to\nsuitable temporary accommodation, for\nexample, a motel or the residence of a family\nmember or friend\n(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the\nrequirement under subsection (2)(b) does not\ninclude an obligation for the police officer or the\nQueensland police service—\n(a) to transport, or arrange for the transport of,\nthe respondent to the accommodation; or\n(b) to provide accommodation to the respondent\nfree of charge.\n100K Approval of supervising police officer\nrequired\n(1) Before issuing a police protection direction, the\npolice officer must obtain the approval of a\nsupervising police officer.\n(2) The supervising police officer must be a police\nofficer—\n(a) of at least the following rank—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 32\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(i) if the police protection direction\nincludes an ouster condition or\nno-contact condition—senior sergeant;\n(ii) otherwise—sergeant; and\n(b) authorised by the police commissioner to\napprove the issue of police protection\ndirections; and\n(c) who was not involved in investigating the\nrelevant domestic violence.\n(3) The approval of the supervising police officer\nmay be sought and given verbally, including, for\nexample, in person, or by telephone, radio,\ninternet or other similar facility.\n(4) If the supervising police officer reasonably\nbelieves a police protection notice may be issued\nunder section 101 and it would be more\nappropriate for a police protection notice to be\nissued—\n(a) the supervising police officer may approve\nthe issue of a police protection notice as if\nthe request for approval were a request\nunder section 102 for approval to issue a\npolice protection notice; and\n(b) the approval is taken to have been given\nunder section 102.\n(5) The police officer must make a written record\nof—\n(a) the supervising police officer’s decision—\n(i) to give or refuse the approval; or\n(ii) if subsection (4) applies—to approve\nthe issue of a police protection notice;\nand\n(b) the date and time of the decision; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0004","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 4","content":"Page 33\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(c) the supervising police officer’s name, rank,\nregistered number, if any, and station.\n(6) If the supervising police officer decides to refuse\nthe approval, the police officer must not seek\napproval from another police officer.\n(7) The police commissioner must keep the written\nrecord mentioned in subsection (5) in hard copy\nor electronic form.\n100L Cross-direction not permitted\n(1) This section applies if a police officer issues a\npolice protection direction (the first direction)\nthat names a person (the first person) as a\nrespondent and another person (the second\nperson) as an aggrieved.\n(2) Until the first direction stops having effect, a\npolice officer can not issue a police protection\ndirection that names the first person as an\naggrieved and the second person as a respondent.\nNote—\nSee section 100R(3) for when a police protection\ndirection stops having effect.\n100M Contact details and address for service\n(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to a police\nprotection direction—\n(a) if the respondent is present when a police\nofficer issues the direction—when the police\nofficer issues the direction; or\n(b) if a police officer talks to the respondent in\nrelation to the issuing of the direction under\nsection 100B(3)—when the police officer\ntalks to the respondent; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 34\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(c) otherwise—when a police officer personally\nserves the direction on the respondent.\n(2) The police officer must ask the respondent to\nprovide—\n(a) the respondent’s contact details; and\n(b) an address for service of documents.\n(3) Without limiting subsection (2)(b), the address\nmay be—\n(a) the address of accommodation arranged\nunder section 100J; or\n(b) the address of a friend or family member of\nthe respondent.\n(4) If the respondent provides an address under\nsubsection (2)(b) other than an address where the\nrespondent lives or works and, in relation to a\nproceeding before a court, another person living\nat the address advises the court that the person\ndoes not consent to the use of the address for the\nservice of documents under this Act, the address\nis not a valid address for service of the documents.\n(5) The respondent is not obliged to comply with a\nrequest under subsection (2).\n(6) This section does not limit the Police Powers and\nResponsibilities Act 2000, section 40.\nNote—\nUnder the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000,\nsection 40, a police officer may require a person to state\nthe person’s correct name and address in particular\ncircumstances.\n100N Form of direction\n(1) A police protection direction issued by a police\nofficer must—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 35\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(a) be in the form approved by the police\ncommissioner; and\n(b) state the police officer’s name, rank,\nregistered number, if any, and station; and\n(c) state the name, contact details, if any, and\naddress for service, if any, of the\nrespondent; and\n(d) state the name of the aggrieved and any\nnamed person; and\n(e) state the type of relevant relationship that\nthe police officer reasonably believes exists\nbetween the respondent and the aggrieved;\nand\n(f) state that—\n(i) the police officer is satisfied the\ngrounds for issuing a police protection\ndirection under section 100B have been\nmet; and\n(ii) the respondent will be given a written\nnotice stating the grounds as soon as\npracticable after the police protection\ndirection takes effect; and\n(g) state the conditions mentioned in\nsection 100G; and\n(h) state any condition imposed under\nsection 100H or 100I, including, for a\ncool-down condition, the date and time\nwhen the condition ends; and\n(i) state that the direction expires 12 months\nafter the day the direction takes effect; and\n(j) be signed by the police officer.\n(2) A police protection direction issued by a police\nofficer may also state—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 36\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(a) that, if an application for review of the\ndirection is made under section 100Z and a\ncopy of the direction is filed in the court\nunder section 100ZA, the direction will be\ntaken to be an application for a protection\norder; and\n(b) the nature of the protection order that would\nbe sought by the application; and\n(c) the grounds on which the order would be\nsought.\n100O Service of direction and grounds on\nrespondent\n(1) A police officer must personally serve a police\nprotection direction on the respondent.\n(2) Also, as soon as practicable after the police\nprotection direction takes effect, the police officer\nwho issued it must prepare and serve on the\nrespondent a signed written notice stating the\ngrounds for issuing the direction.\n(3) Service of the notice under subsection (2)—\n(a) if an address for service for the respondent\nis known—may be made in any way; or\n(b) otherwise—must be made personally by a\npolice officer.\n(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this\nsection applies even if the police protection\ndirection has taken effect under\nsection 100R(1)(b).\n100P Giving copy of direction and grounds to\naggrieved and named persons\n(1) A police officer must give a copy of a police\nprotection direction to the aggrieved and each\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 37\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nnamed person.\n(2) A police officer is not required to comply with\nsubsection (1) if the police officer reasonably\nbelieves—\n(a) the named person is a child; and\n(b) a copy of the police protection direction has\nalready been given to a parent of the child\nbecause the parent is the aggrieved or a\nnamed person.\n(3) A police officer must give a copy of a written\nnotice prepared under section 100O(2) to the\naggrieved or a named person if the aggrieved or\nnamed person asks for the copy.\n(4) Failure to comply with subsection (1) or (3) does\nnot invalidate or otherwise affect the police\nprotection direction.\n100Q Explanation\n(1) This section applies if a police officer—\n(a) serves a police protection direction on a\nrespondent; or\n(b) tells a respondent about a police protection\ndirection as mentioned in\nsection 100R(1)(b); or\n(c) gives a copy of a police protection direction\nto an aggrieved; or\n(d) gives a copy of a police protection direction\nto a parent of a child as required under\nsection 188.\n(2) The police officer must—\n(a) explain to the person—\n(i) the police protection direction; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 38\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(ii) the grounds on which the police officer\nwho issued the direction reasonably\nbelieved that domestic violence had\nbeen committed; and\n(iii) the reasons the police officer who\nissued the direction imposed the\nconditions of the direction; and\n(b) take reasonable steps to ensure the person\nunderstands the nature and consequences of\nthe direction.\n(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the police officer\nmust explain—\n(a) the purpose and effect of the direction,\nincluding, for example, that—\n(i) the direction may be enforceable in\nother States and New Zealand without\nfurther notice to the respondent; and\n(ii) if the respondent has a weapons\nlicence, or is a body’s representative as\nmentioned in the Weapons Act,\nsection 10(3), the licence or\nendorsement as the body’s\nrepresentative is dealt with by the\nWeapons Act, section 28A; and\n(iii) under section 83(2), a person against\nwhom a police protection direction is\nissued is not exempt from the Weapons\nAct, despite the Weapons Act,\nsection 2; and\n(b) the duration of the direction; and\n(c) the conditions of the direction, including the\nbehaviour the respondent is prohibited from\nengaging in under the conditions; and\n(d) the type of behaviour that constitutes\ndomestic violence; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n35\n\nPage 39\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nNote—\nSee the examples of the type of behaviour that\nconstitutes domestic violence in sections 8, 11 and\n12, which define the terms domestic violence,\nemotional or psychological abuse and economic\nabuse.\n(e) the consequences of the respondent\ncontravening the direction; and\n(f) that the aggrieved can not consent to the\nrespondent contravening the direction; and\n(g) the right of the respondent or aggrieved to\nseek a review of the direction by the police\ncommissioner under subdivision 4 or a\nMagistrates Court under subdivision 5, how\nto seek the review and the possible decisions\nthat could be made on the review; and\n(h) that the issue of the direction does not\nprevent the respondent or aggrieved from\napplying for a protection order under part 3,\ndivision 1; and\n(i) any other matter prescribed by regulation.\n(4) Failure to comply with this section does not\ninvalidate or otherwise affect a police protection\ndirection.\n100R Duration\n(1) A police protection direction takes effect when—\n(a) the direction is served on the respondent\npersonally or in a way stated in a substituted\nservice order; or\n(b) a police officer tells the respondent about\nthe existence of the direction and the\nconditions of the direction.\n(2) For subsection (1)(b), the respondent may be told\nby a police officer about the existence of the\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 40\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\npolice protection direction in any way, including,\nfor example, by telephone, email, SMS message,\na social networking site or other electronic means.\n(3) A police protection direction continues in force\nuntil—\n(a) the end of 12 months from the day the\ndirection takes effect under subsection (1);\nor\n(b) any of the following orders made in relation\nto the respondent and aggrieved becomes\nenforceable under section 177 (regardless of\nwho is the respondent and who is the\naggrieved in relation to that order)—\n(i) a domestic violence order;\n(ii) a recognised interstate order;\n(iii) a protection order under section 42; or\n(c) a police protection notice issued in relation\nto the respondent and aggrieved takes effect\n(regardless of who is the respondent and\nwho is the aggrieved in relation to that\nnotice); or\n(d) release conditions are imposed in relation to\nthe respondent and aggrieved (regardless of\nwho is the respondent and who is the\naggrieved in relation to the release\nconditions); or\n(e) a proceeding for an application for a\ndomestic violence order in relation to the\nrespondent and aggrieved is—\n(i) dismissed; or\n(ii) adjourned without a temporary\nprotection order being made under part\n3, division 2.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 41\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nNote—\nSee also sections 100Y(5) and 100ZD(3) in relation to\nthe revocation or setting aside of a police protection\ndirection.\n(4) Subsection (3)(e) does not apply to a proceeding\nfor an application under subdivision 5 relating to\nthe police protection direction.\nSubdivision 3 Amendment of direction\n100S Amendment of police protection direction\n(1) A police protection direction may be amended\nonly as provided under this section.\n(2) The police commissioner may amend a police\nprotection direction only—\n(a) to correct a minor error; or\n(b) to reflect a change in any of the following\ndetails that has been notified to the police\ncommissioner—\n(i) the name, contact details or address for\nservice of the respondent;\n(ii) the name of the aggrieved or a named\nperson.\n(3) The police commissioner may delegate the\ncommissioner’s powers under this section only to\na police officer—\n(a) of a rank higher than the supervising officer\nwho approved the issue of the direction; and\n(b) who was not involved in investigating the\nrelevant domestic violence.\n(4) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the police\ncommissioner was the supervising officer who\napproved the issue of the police protection\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 42\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\ndirection.\nSubdivision 4 Police review of direction\n100T Starting review on police officer’s initiative\n(1) This section applies in relation to a police\nprotection direction if a police officer—\n(a) becomes aware of circumstances, or\nreasonably believes there are circumstances,\nthat were not, or may not have been, known\nor considered by the issuing police officer\nwhen the direction was issued; and\n(b) reasonably believes that the circumstances\nmay have affected the decision to issue, or\nthe conditions imposed on, the direction, if\nthe circumstances had been known or\nconsidered by the issuing police officer.\n(2) The police officer must ask the police\ncommissioner to review the police protection\ndirection.\n(3) In this section—\nissuing police officer, in relation to a police\nprotection direction, means the police officer who\nissued the direction.\n100U Starting review on application\n(1) The following persons may apply to the police\ncommissioner, within the prescribed period or a\nlonger period agreed to by the police\ncommissioner, for a review of the direction—\n(a) the respondent;\n(b) the aggrieved;\n(c) an authorised person for the aggrieved;\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 43\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(d) a named person.\n(2) However, a named person may only seek a review\nof—\n(a) the naming of the person in the police\nprotection direction; or\n(b) a condition included on the police protection\ndirection relating to the named person.\n(3) An application under subsection (1) must be—\n(a) in the form approved by the police\ncommissioner; or\n(b) if the police commissioner has not approved\na form for the application—in writing.\n(4) In this section—\nauthorised person, for an aggrieved, means an\nadult authorised in writing by the aggrieved to\nrepresent the aggrieved in relation to an\napplication under this subdivision.\nprescribed period, for applying for a review of a\npolice protection direction, means the period of\n28 days after the notice stating the grounds for\nissuing the direction is served on the respondent\nunder section 100O(2).\n100V Effect of starting review\nA request under section 100T, or an application\nunder section 100U, for the review of a police\nprotection direction does not affect the operation\nof the direction or prevent the taking of any action\nto implement the direction.\n100W Submissions and information\n(1) As soon as practicable after receiving a request\nunder section 100T, or an application under\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0005","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 5","content":"Page 44\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nsection 100U, for a review of a police protection\ndirection, the police commissioner must give the\nrespondent and aggrieved a written notice—\n(a) notifying the respondent and aggrieved of\nthe review; and\n(b) inviting the respondent and aggrieved to\nmake submissions about the review within a\nstated period of at least 7 days.\n(2) The police commissioner may also give a named\nperson a written notice—\n(a) notifying the named person of the review;\nand\n(b) inviting the named person to make\nsubmissions about the review within a stated\nperiod of at least 7 days.\n(3) The police commissioner may ask the respondent,\nthe aggrieved or a named person for any\ninformation the commissioner considers\nnecessary to decide the review.\n(4) The respondent, the aggrieved or a named person\nmay, but is not required to—\n(a) make submissions about the review in\nresponse to an invitation under subsection\n(1) or (2); or\n(b) give information in response to a request\nunder subsection (3).\n100X Conduct of review\n(1) A review of a police protection direction under\nthis subdivision may be conducted only by a\npolice officer (the reviewing officer)—\n(a) of a rank higher than the supervising officer\nwho approved the issue of the direction; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 45\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) authorised by the police commissioner to\nconduct reviews of police protection\ndirections under this subdivision; and\n(c) who was not involved in investigating the\nrelevant domestic violence.\n(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if the police\ncommissioner was the supervising officer who\napproved the issue of the police protection\ndirection.\n(3) The reviewing officer must—\n(a) consider all relevant information available to\nthe officer, including any submissions made,\nor information given, in relation to the\ndirection under section 100W; and\n(b) decide the review on the basis of the\ncircumstances that existed when the police\nprotection direction was issued, including\nany circumstances that existed at that time\nbut were not known or considered by the\npolice officer who issued the direction.\n100Y Decision on review\n(1) The reviewing officer must, within 28 days after\nthe request under section 100T, or the application\nunder section 100U, is made for the review decide\nto—\n(a) confirm the police protection direction; or\n(b) revoke the police protection direction and\nissue a new police protection direction\nthat—\n(i) is against the same respondent in\nfavour of the same aggrieved; and\n(ii) has the same or different named\npersons; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 46\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(iii) includes the same or different\nconditions; or\n(c) revoke the police protection direction and\ntake no other action; or\n(d) revoke the police protection direction and do\nany of the following—\n(i) apply to a court for a protection order\nin relation to the respondent and\naggrieved under part 3, division 1;\n(ii) issue a police protection notice in\nrelation to the respondent and\naggrieved under division 2;\n(iii) take any other action mentioned in\nsection 100(3) that is appropriate in the\ncircumstances.\n(2) A protection order sought under subsection\n(1)(d)(i)—\n(a) may be—\n(i) against the respondent in favour of the\naggrieved; or\n(ii) against the aggrieved in favour of the\nrespondent; and\n(b) may be subject to the same or different\nconditions as the revoked police protection\ndirection.\n(3) A police protection notice issued under\nsubsection (1)(d)(ii)—\n(a) may be issued—\n(i) against the respondent in favour of the\naggrieved; or\n(ii) against the aggrieved in favour of the\nrespondent; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 47\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) may be subject to the same or different\nconditions as the revoked police protection\ndirection.\n(4) The reviewing officer must, as soon as practicable\nafter deciding the review, give the respondent,\naggrieved and each named person written notice\nof the decision stating—\n(a) the decision; and\n(b) the reasons for the decision; and\nNote—\nSee the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 27B\nfor matters that must be included with the reasons.\n(c) that the respondent or aggrieved may seek a\nreview of the direction by a Magistrates\nCourt under subdivision 5, how to seek the\nreview and the possible decisions that could\nbe made on the review; and\n(d) that the respondent or aggrieved may apply\nfor a protection order under part 3, division\n1.\n(5) If the decision on the review is, or includes a\ndecision, that the police protection direction is\nrevoked—\n(a) the revoked direction is taken never to have\nbeen issued; and\n(b) the revoked direction does not form part of\nthe respondent’s domestic violence history;\nand\n(c) despite paragraphs (a) and (b), a proceeding\nmay be started or continued against the\nrespondent for an offence, committed before\nthe direction was revoked, against section\n177A.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 48\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nSubdivision 5 Court review of direction\n100Z Application for review\n(1) The following persons may, at any time while a\npolice protection direction is in force, apply to a\nMagistrates Court for a review of the direction—\n(a) the respondent;\n(b) the aggrieved;\n(c) an authorised person for the aggrieved;\n(d) a person acting under another Act for the\naggrieved.\n(2) The application must—\n(a) be in the approved form; and\n(b) state—\n(i) the nature of the outcome sought; and\n(ii) the grounds on which the outcome is\nsought; and\n(c) be filed in the court.\n(3) As soon as practicable after the application is\nfiled, the clerk of the court must give a copy of the\napplication to the police commissioner.\n(4) In this section—\nauthorised person, for an aggrieved, means an\nadult authorised in writing by the aggrieved to\nrepresent the aggrieved in relation to an\napplication under this subdivision.\n100ZA Filing and service of documents\n(1) The police commissioner must, within 1 business\nday after receiving a copy of an application for the\nreview of a police protection direction under\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 49\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nsection 100Z(3), file the following documents in\nthe court—\n(a) a copy of the direction;\n(b) the signed written notice stating the grounds\nfor issuing the direction prepared by the\npolice officer who issued the direction under\nsection 100O(2);\n(c) if the direction does not include the matters\nmentioned in section 100N(2)(b) and (c)—a\nstatement made and signed by the police\nofficer who issued the direction about the\nfollowing matters—\n(i) the nature of the protection order\nsought by the application for a\nprotection order;\n(ii) the grounds on which the protection\norder is sought;\n(d) a notice, to be served on each person\nmentioned in subsection (4)(a) and (b),\nstating that the person will be notified of the\ndate, time and place for the hearing of the\napplication for the review.\n(2) The reference in subsection (1)(c) to the\napplication for a protection order is a reference to\nthe application for a protection order the police\nprotection direction is taken to be under section\n100ZB(1).\n(3) The clerk of the court must make arrangements\nfor—\n(a) the application for the review to be listed for\nhearing at the earliest opportunity and not\nlater than 14 business days after the day the\ndocuments are filed under subsection (1);\nand\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 50\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) the persons mentioned in subsection (4)(a)\nand (b), and the police officer or service\nlegal officer responsible for the matter, to be\nnotified of the date, time and place of the\nhearing.\n(4) A police officer must—\n(a) serve a copy of each of the documents filed\nunder subsection (1) on the applicant; and\n(b) serve a copy of the application for review\nand a copy of each of the documents filed\nunder subsection (1) on—\n(i) each person, other than the applicant,\nwho is entitled under section 100Z to\napply for a review of the direction; and\n(ii) each named person in the direction.\n(5) Service of a document on a person under\nsubsection (4)—\n(a) if an address for service for the person is\nknown—may be made in any way; or\n(b) otherwise—must be made personally by a\npolice officer.\n(6) Failure to comply with subsection (4) or (5) does\nnot invalidate or otherwise affect the application\nfor review of the police protection direction.\n100ZB Police protection direction taken to be\napplication for protection order\n(1) If the police commissioner files documents for a\npolice protection direction under section\n100ZA(1)—\n(a) the police protection direction is taken to be\nan application for a protection order; and\n(b) the police officer who issued the direction is\ntaken to be the applicant.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 51\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(2) If the application for a review of the police\nprotection direction is made by the respondent to\nthe direction and the application seeks a\nprotection order against the aggrieved in favour of\nthe respondent—\n(a) the application by the respondent is taken to\nbe an application for a protection order\nagainst the aggrieved; and\n(b) for applying part 3, division 1A—\n(i) the application for a protection order\ntaken to have been made by the police\nofficer is taken to be an original\napplication under section 41A(1)(a);\nand\n(ii) the application for a protection order\ntaken to have been made by the\nrespondent is taken to be a cross\napplication under section 41A(1)(b).\nNote—\nSee sections 41C and 41G in relation to the court\nhearing and deciding the original application and cross\napplication together.\n100ZC Effect of application\n(1) The making of an application under section 100Z,\nor the filing of documents under section 100ZA,\nrelating to a police protection direction does not\naffect the operation of the direction or prevent the\ntaking of any action to implement the direction.\n(2) Subsection (3) applies if—\n(a) a review of a decision to issue a police\nprotection direction has started, but not been\nfinally dealt with, under subdivision 4; and\n(b) an application relating to the police\nprotection direction is made under section\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 52\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n100Z and a copy of the application is given\nto the police commissioner under section\n100Z(3).\n(3) The review under subdivision 4 must be\ndiscontinued.\n100ZD Decision of court about police protection\ndirection\n(1) Part 3 applies to the court hearing and deciding an\napplication for a protection order taken to have\nbeen made under section 100ZB in relation to a\npolice protection direction.\n(2) However, in addition to the orders the court may\nmake under part 3 in relation to the application,\nthe court may also make—\n(a) an order setting aside the police protection\ndirection; or\n(b) a decision to dismiss the application.\n(3) If the court makes an order setting aside the police\nprotection direction—\n(a) the direction is taken never to have been\nissued; and\n(b) the direction does not form part of the\nrespondent’s domestic violence history; and\n(c) despite paragraphs (a) and (b), a proceeding\nmay be started or continued against the\nrespondent for an offence, committed before\nthe direction was set aside, against section\n177A.\n(4) If the court decides to dismiss the application—\n(a) the police protection direction continues\nunaffected by the application under section\n100Z; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 53\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 20]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n(b) another application under section 100Z by\nthe same applicant may be made in relation\nto the police protection direction only with\nthe leave of the court.\n20 Amendment of s 134 (Application of division)\nSection 134(a)(iii) and (b), before ‘police protection notice’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n21 Amendment of s 134A (Power to give direction)\n(1) Section 134A(1)(d), (e) and (f), before ‘police protection\nnotice’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n(2) Section 134A(1)(d), (e) and (f), ‘the notice’—\nomit, insert—\nthe direction or notice\n22 Amendment of s 134E (Responsibilities of police officer\nin relation to direction)\n(1) Section 134E(2), before ‘or police protection notice’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n(2) Section 134E(2), ‘the order or notice’—\nomit, insert—\nthe order, direction or notice\n1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nPage 54\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 23]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n23 Amendment of s 134F (Offence to contravene direction)\nSection 134F(2)(a), after ‘domestic violence order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n24 Amendment of s 135B (Diversion orders scheme)\nSection 135B(1), after ‘domestic violence order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n25 Amendment of s 135C (Eligibility criteria for participation\nin scheme)\nSection 135C(1)(a), (b) and (g)(i) and (2)(a), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n26 Amendment of s 135T (Approval of providers and\ndiversion programs)\nSection 135T(1), from ‘the entity’—\nomit, insert—\nthe entity—\n(a) has appropriate experience and\nqualifications to provide an approved\ndiversion program or counselling under the\nscheme; and\n(b) satisfies any other criteria prescribed by\nregulation.\n27 Amendment of s 145 (Evidence)\nSection 145(1)(b)—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\nClause 14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\nClause 25\n26\n\nPage 55\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 28]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\ninsert—\nExample of a way a court may consider it appropriate to\ninform itself—\nhaving regard to a recorded statement, within the\nmeaning of the Evidence Act 1977, section 103A, that is\nmade for, and may be used in, a related domestic\nviolence proceeding within the meaning of section 103C\nof that Act\n28 Amendment of s 164 (Who may appeal)\nSection 164—\ninsert—\n(e) a decision on an application relating to a\npolice protection direction under part 4,\ndivision 1A, subdivision 5 mentioned in\nsection 100ZD(2).\n29 Amendment of s 172 (Meaning of local order)\nSection 172, after ‘domestic violence order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n30 Amendment of s 175 (Meaning of properly notified)\n(1) Section 175(1)—\ninsert—\n(aa) for a local order that is a police protection\ndirection—the respondent is served with the\ndirection under section 100O or the\ndirection otherwise takes effect under\nsection 100R(1); or\nNote—\nA police protection direction takes effect under section\n100R(1) when it is served on the respondent or when the\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\nClause 16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0006","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 6","content":"Page 56\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 31]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\npolice officer tells the respondent about the existence of\nthe direction and its conditions.\n(2) Section 175(1)(aa) to (c)—\nrenumber as section 175(1)(b) to (d).\n31 Insertion of new s 177A\nAfter section 177—\ninsert—\n177A Contravention of a police protection\ndirection\n(1) This section applies to a respondent in relation to\nwhom a police protection direction is in force.\nNote—\nSee section 100R(1) for when a police protection\ndirection takes effect.\n(2) The respondent must not contravene the police\nprotection direction.\nMaximum penalty—120 penalty units or 3 years\nimprisonment.\n(3) A court hearing proceedings for the prosecution\nof an offence against subsection (2) must consider\nwhether the police protection direction was issued\nin substantial compliance with part 4, division\n1A.\n(4) If the police protection direction took effect under\nsection 100R(1)(b), the prosecution bears the\nonus of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that\nthe respondent has been told by a police officer\nabout the existence of a police protection\ndirection or about a condition of the direction the\nrespondent is alleged to have contravened.\n1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 57\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 32]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n32 Amendment of s 179A (Engaging in domestic violence or\nassociated domestic violence to aid respondent)\n(1) Section 179A(1)(a), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(2) Section 179A(1)(b) and (c), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n(3) Section 179A(3), after ‘domestic violence order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(4) Section 179A(3), after ‘the order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n(5) Section 179A(5), definition domestic violence behaviour,\nafter ‘domestic violence order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(6) Section 179A(5), definition domestic violence behaviour,\nafter ‘the order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n33 Amendment of s 180 (Aggrieved or named person not\nguilty of offence)\n(1) Section 180, after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(2) Section 180(a), after ‘177,’—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 58\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 34]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\ninsert—\n177A,\n34 Amendment of s 184 (Service of order on respondent)\n(1) Section 184(5)(b)(i), before ‘police protection notice’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n(2) Section 184(5)(b)(ii), ‘the notice’—\nomit, insert—\nthe direction, notice\n(3) Section 184(7), before ‘police protection notice’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n(4) Section 184(7), ‘the notice’—\nomit, insert—\nthe direction or notice\n35 Amendment of s 188 (Giving of document to child)\nSection 188(6), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\na police protection direction,\n36 Amendment of s 189 (Evidentiary provision)\n(1) Section 189(3)(a), after ‘issued a’—\ninsert—\nstated police protection direction or\n(2) Section 189(3)(b), after ‘section’—\ninsert—\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\nClause 16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n\nPage 59\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 37]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n100K or\n(3) Section 189(3)(c), after ‘of a’—\ninsert—\nstated police protection direction or\n37 Insertion of new s 189C\nAfter section 189B—\ninsert—\n189C Police protection directions register\n(1) The police commissioner must keep a register of\npolice protection directions in a form that the\ncommissioner considers appropriate.\n(2) The register must contain particulars of all police\nprotection directions issued by police officers,\nincluding—\n(a) particulars of—\n(i) the respondent; and\n(ii) the aggrieved; and\n(iii) each named person; and\n(b) the date of issue and expiry; and\n(c) the date, if any, that the direction ceased to\nhave effect under section 100R; and\n(d) each amendment under part 4, division 1A,\nsubdivision 3; and\n(e) each application for review under part 4,\ndivision 1A, subdivision 4, and the outcome\nof the review; and\n(f) each application for review under part 4,\ndivision 1A, subdivision 5, and the outcome\nof the review.\n(3) The particulars in the register about a particular\n1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 60\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 38]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\npolice protection direction must, on request by the\nrespondent, the aggrieved or a named person, be\nmade available for inspection by the respondent,\naggrieved or named person.\n(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the\nregister is to include particulars of police\nprotection directions that have been revoked or set\naside by a court.\n38 Insertion of new s 192A\nAfter section 192—\ninsert—\n192A Review of police protection directions\nprovisions\n(1) The Minister must ensure the operation of the\npolice protection direction provisions is reviewed\nas soon as practicable after the day that is 2 years\nafter the commencement.\n(2) The review must include a review of—\n(a) whether police protection directions have\nbeen effective in improving the safety,\nprotection and wellbeing of people who fear\nor experience domestic violence; and\n(b) whether the issuing of police protection\ndirections has had any impact on courts in\nrelation to civil or criminal proceedings\nabout domestic violence; and\n(c) whether the police protection directions\nprovisions—\n(i) have improved the efficiency of the\nexercise of police powers under this\nAct; and\n(ii) remain appropriate.\n(3) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 61\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 39]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nreview is finished, table in the Legislative\nAssembly a report on the outcome of the review.\n(4) In this section—\npolice protection directions provisions means the\nprovisions of this Act about police protection\ndirections.\n39 Insertion of new pt 10, div 7\nPart 10—\ninsert—\nDivision 7 Transitional provisions for\nDomestic and Family\nViolence Protection and\nOther Legislation\nAmendment Act 2025\n243 Effectiveness of monitoring device condition\nafter court stops being prescribed or pt 3, div\n5, sdiv 3 expires\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a court imposes under part 3, division 5,\nsubdivision 3 a monitoring device condition\nfor a stated period; and\n(b) either of the following events happens\nbefore the end of the stated period—\n(i) the court stops being prescribed under\nsection 66B(1)(b) as a court that can\nimpose a monitoring device condition;\n(ii) part 3, division 5, subdivision 3\nexpires.\n(2) The monitoring device condition is taken to be\neffective until the end of the stated period despite\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 62\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 40]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nthe happening of either of the events.\n244 Application of pt 3, div 5, sdiv 3 to proceeding\nto vary domestic violence order\nTo remove any doubt, it is declared that part 3,\ndivision 5, subdivision 3 applies to a proceeding\nto vary a domestic violence order whether the\ndomestic violence order was made before or after\nthe commencement.\n40 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)\n(1) Schedule, definition prescribed entity—\nomit.\n(2) Schedule—\ninsert—\nmonitoring device, for part 3, division 5,\nsubdivision 3, see section 66A.\nmonitoring device condition, for part 3, division\n5, subdivision 3, see section 66B(1).\npolice protection direction means a police\nprotection direction issued under section 100B.\nprescribed entity—\n(a) for part 3, division 5, subdivision 3, see\nsection 66A; or\n(b) for part 5A, see section 169C.\nrelevant domestic violence, in relation to a police\nprotection direction, means the domestic violence\nmentioned in section 100B(1)(a) because of\nwhich—\n(a) a police officer is deciding whether to issue\nthe direction; or\n(b) the direction was issued.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 63\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 40]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 2 Amendment of Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\nsafety device, for part 3, division 5, subdivision 3,\nsee section 66A.\n(3) Schedule, definition domestic violence history, after ‘made,\nor’—\ninsert—\ndirections or\n(4) Schedule, definition domestic violence history, after ‘made\nor’—\ninsert—\ndirection or\n(5) Schedule, definition domestic violence history—\ninsert—\n(aa) a police protection direction;\n(6) Schedule, definition domestic violence history, paragraphs\n(aa) to (f)—\nrenumber as paragraphs (b) to (g).\n(7) Schedule, definition named person—\ninsert—\n(aa) in relation to a police protection direction,\nsee section 100F(2); or\n(8) Schedule, definition named person, paragraphs (aa) and (b)—\nrenumber as paragraphs (b) and (c).\n(9) Schedule, definition ouster condition, paragraph (b), before\n‘police’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n(10) Schedule, definition return condition, paragraph (b), before\n‘police’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 64\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 41]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act\n1977\n41 Act amended\nThis part amends the Evidence Act 1977.\n42 Replacement of s 103C (Meaning of domestic violence\nproceeding)\nSection 103C—\nomit, insert—\n103C Meaning of domestic violence proceeding\n(1) A domestic violence proceeding is—\n(a) a committal proceeding in relation to a\ncharge of a domestic violence offence; or\n(b) a summary proceeding under the Justices\nAct 1886 in relation to a charge of a\ndomestic violence offence; or\n(c) another criminal proceeding in relation to a\ncharge of a domestic violence offence that—\n(i) is of a type prescribed by regulation;\nand\n(ii) is held before a court at a place\nprescribed by regulation for the type of\nproceeding mentioned in subparagraph\n(i).\n(2) A proceeding mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b)\nor (c) is a domestic violence proceeding whether\nor not the proceeding also relates to a charge of an\noffence other than a domestic violence offence.\n(3) A reference in subsection (1)(a) to a committal\nproceeding includes a reference to a registry\ncommittal within the meaning of the Justices Act\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 65\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 43]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n1886, section 4.\n43 Amendment of pt 6A, div 2, sdiv 1, hdg (Use of recorded\nstatements)\nPart 6A, division 2, subdivision 1, heading, after ‘Use’—\ninsert—\nand making\n44 Amendment of s 103D (Use of recorded statement as\ncomplainant’s evidence-in-chief)\nSection 103D—\ninsert—\n(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a\ncomplainant’s evidence-in-chief under subsection\n(1) may consist of more than 1 recorded statement\nmade under this part.\n45 Amendment of s 103E (Requirements for making\nrecorded statements)\n(1) Section 103E(1) and (2)—\nomit.\n(2) Section 103E(3), ‘Also, a’—\nomit, insert—\nA\n(3) Section 103E(3), before paragraph (a)—\ninsert—\n(aa) be taken by a police officer; and\n(4) Section 103E(3)(b), ‘the complainant’s acknowledgement, or\ndeclaration under the Oaths Act 1867,’—\nomit, insert—\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\nClause 15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 66\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 46]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n, at the end of the recorded statement, a\ndeclaration by the complainant\n(5) Section 103E(3)(c)—\nomit.\n(6) Section 103E(3)(aa) to (b)—\nrenumber as section 103E(3)(a) to (c).\n(7) Section 103E(4)—\nomit, insert—\n(4) Also, if any part of a recorded statement is in a\nlanguage other than English—\n(a) the recorded statement must contain an oral\ntranslation of the part into English; or\n(b) a separate written English translation of the\npart must accompany the statement.\n(8) Section 103E(3) and (4)—\nrenumber as section 103E(1) and (2).\n46 Amendment of s 103F (When recorded statement is made\nwith informed consent)\n(1) Section 103F(2)—\nomit, insert—\n(2) A police officer taking the recorded statement\nmust, before or at the time of starting to take the\nrecorded statement, explain all of the following\nmatters to the complainant—\n(a) that the recorded statement may be\npresented as the complainant’s\nevidence-in-chief in a court;\n(b) that the recorded statement may be\ndisclosed to, and used by, the accused\nperson and other persons regardless of\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 67\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 46]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\nwhether the recorded statement is presented\nas the complainant’s evidence-in-chief;\n(c) that, if the recorded statement is presented\nas the complainant’s evidence-in-chief, the\ncomplainant may be required to—\n(i) confirm, or testify about, the\ntruthfulness of the recorded statement\nin the court; and\n(ii) give further evidence in the court;\n(d) that the complainant may refuse to consent\nto the making of the recorded statement;\n(e) that, if the complainant consents to the\nmaking of the recorded statement, the\ncomplainant may withdraw their consent at\nany time while the recorded statement is\nbeing taken by the police officer;\n(f) any other matter the police officer considers\nrelevant and necessary.\nExamples of other matters that may be considered\nrelevant and necessary—\n• the existence of offences in subdivision 4\nrelating to particular unauthorised uses and\npublication of recorded statements or\ntranscripts of recorded statements\n• the limitations on disclosure of recorded\nstatements under the Criminal Code, section\n590AOB\n• the ability for an application to be made for\nan order under the Domestic and Family\nViolence Protection Act 2012\n(2) Section 103F(3), ‘informed’—\nomit, insert—\ngiven an explanation\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 68\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 47]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n47 Amendment of s 103H (Admissibility of recorded\nstatements generally)\n(1) Section 103H(1)(a), ‘section 103E(3)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 103E\n(2) Section 103H(1)(d)(i), after ‘attests to’—\ninsert—\n, or otherwise confirms,\n(3) Section 103H(3)(a), ‘section 103E(3)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 103E\n(4) Section 103H(3)(b)(i)—\ninsert—\nExample of exceptional circumstances—\nmoving images from the recorded statement can not be\nproduced because of a technological error or failure\n48 Amendment of s 103I (Admissibility of recorded\nstatements in particular committal proceedings)\n(1) Section 103I(1), after ‘committal proceeding’—\ninsert—\n, other than a registry committal within the\nmeaning of the Justices Act 1886, section 4\n(2) Section 103I(5)(a), after ‘attest to’—\ninsert—\n, or otherwise confirm,\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n\nPage 69\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 49]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n49 Amendment of s 103IA (Admissibility of transcripts of\nrecorded statements in particular registry committal\nproceedings)\n(1) Section 103IA, heading, ‘particular registry committal\nproceedings’—\nomit, insert—\nregistry committals\n(2) Section 103IA(1)—\nomit, insert—\n(1) This section applies in relation to a domestic\nviolence proceeding that is a registry committal\nwithin the meaning of the Justices Act 1886,\nsection 4.\n50 Amendment of s 103Q (Unauthorised possession of, or\ndealing in, recorded statements or transcripts of\nrecorded statements)\nSection 103Q(2)(a), after ‘another proceeding’—\ninsert—\n, including a proceeding under the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012\n51 Insertion of new pt 6A, div 2, sdiv 5\nPart 6A, division 2—\ninsert—\nSubdivision 5 Miscellaneous\n103SAA Operation of particular provision not\naffected in relation to use of recorded\nstatements\nTo remove any doubt, it is declared that nothing in\nthis part limits or otherwise affects the operation\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\nClause 14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0007","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 7","content":"Page 70\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 52]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\nof the Domestic and Family Violence Protection\nAct 2012, section 145.\n52 Insertion of new pt 9, div 18\nPart 9—\ninsert—\nDivision 18 Transitional provisions for\nDomestic and Family\nViolence Protection and\nOther Legislation\nAmendment Act 2025\n178 Definitions for division\nIn this division—\namendment Act means the Domestic and Family\nViolence Protection and Other Legislation\nAmendment Act 2025.\nformer, in relation to a provision of this Act,\nmeans the provision as in force from time to time\nbefore the commencement of the transitional\nprovision in which the term is used.\nnew, in relation to a provision of this Act, means\nthe provision as in force from the commencement\nof the transitional provision in which the term is\nused.\ntransitional provision means a provision of this\ndivision.\n179 Recorded statements not completed before\ncommencement\n(1) This section applies if—\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 71\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 52]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n(a) before the commencement, a complainant\nstarted to make a recorded statement and the\ncomplainant had consented to the making of\nthe recorded statement under former section\n103F; but\n(b) immediately before the commencement, the\nmaking of the recorded statement had not\nbeen completed.\n(2) Former section 103E continues to apply to the\nmaking of the recorded statement.\n180 Recorded statements made under former s\n103E\n(1) This section applies to a recorded statement—\n(a) made before the commencement under\nformer section 103E; or\n(b) made after the commencement under former\nsection 103E, as applied by section 179.\n(2) New part 6A applies to the recorded statement as\nif a reference in new section 103H to section 103E\nincluded a reference to former section 103E(3).\n181 Application of former pt 6A, divs 1 and 2 to\nparticular existing domestic violence\nproceedings\n(1) This section applies if, immediately before the\ncommencement—\n(a) former part 6A, divisions 1 and 2 applied in\nrelation to a domestic violence proceeding;\nand\nNote—\nSee also section 158.\n(b) the domestic violence proceeding had not\nbeen finalised.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 72\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 52]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 3 Amendment of Evidence Act 1977\n(2) Former part 6A, divisions 1 and 2 continues to\napply in relation to the domestic violence\nproceeding as if the amendment Act had not been\nenacted.\n182 Application of new pt 6A, divs 1 and 2\n(1) New part 6A, divisions 1 and 2 applies in relation\nto a domestic violence proceeding only if an\noriginating step for the proceeding is taken on or\nafter the commencement.\n(2) Subsection (1) applies even if—\n(a) the act or omission constituting the domestic\nviolence offence that is the subject of the\ndomestic violence proceeding happened\nbefore the commencement; or\n(b) a recorded statement in relation to the\ndomestic violence offence mentioned in\nparagraph (a) was made before the\ncommencement.\n(3) In this section—\noriginating step, for a domestic violence\nproceeding, means—\n(a) the arrest of the defendant in the proceeding;\nor\n(b) the making of a complaint under the Justices\nAct 1886, section 42 in relation to the\ndefendant in the proceeding; or\n(c) the serving of a notice to appear on the\ndefendant in the proceeding under the Police\nPowers and Responsibilities Act 2000,\nsection 382.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 73\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 53]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 4 Amendment of Explosives Act 1999\nPart 4 Amendment of Explosives Act\n1999\n53 Act amended\nThis part amends the Explosives Act 1999.\n54 Amendment of s 12B (Criteria for deciding applications)\n(1) Section 12B(2)(a)(ii), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n(2) Section 12B(3)(a), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n55 Amendment of s 12G (Reports about criminal history and\nother matters)\nSection 12G(2)(b), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n56 Amendment of s 12H (Commissioner must give notice of\nparticular matters)\n(1) Section 12H(1)(b)(ii), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n(2) Section 12H(3)(c), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\nClause 12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nPage 74\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 57]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 4 Amendment of Explosives Act 1999\n57 Amendment of s 25B (Immediate cancellation if\nprotection order made)\n(1) Section 25B, heading, after ‘if’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction issued or\n(2) Section 25B(1), after ‘in a’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n(3) Section 25B(2)—\nomit, insert—\n(2) The authority or security clearance is cancelled—\n(a) if the holder is named as the respondent in a\nprotection order and is present in court when\nthe order is made—when the order is made;\nor\n(b) otherwise—when the holder is served with\nthe direction or order.\n58 Amendment of s 126AA (Effect of appeals against\ndomestic violence orders)\n(1) Section 126AA, heading—\nomit, insert—\n126AA Effect of setting aside or revoking domestic\nviolence order or police protection direction\n(2) Section 126AA—\ninsert—\n(1A) This section also applies if—\n(a) a person is named as the respondent in a\npolice protection direction; and\n(b) the direction is—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 75\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 59]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 5 Amendment of Penalties and Sentences Act 1992\n(i) revoked under the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012,\nsection 100Y; or\n(ii) set aside under section 100ZD of that\nAct.\n(3) Section 126AA(2), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor police protection direction\n(4) Section 126AA(3), after ‘set aside’—\ninsert—\nor the police protection direction is revoked or set\naside\n(5) Section 126AA(3), after ‘in the domestic violence order’—\ninsert—\nor police protection direction\n59 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)\nSchedule 2—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction means a police\nprotection direction under the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012.\nPart 5 Amendment of Penalties and\nSentences Act 1992\n60 Act amended\nThis part amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\nClause 16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n\nPage 76\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 61]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 6 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n61 Amendment of s 11 (Matters to be considered in\ndetermining offender’s character)\n(1) Section 11(3), definition domestic violence order, paragraph\n(a)—\ninsert—\n(ia) a police protection direction;\n(2) Section 11(3), definition domestic violence order, paragraph\n(a), subparagraphs (ia) to (v)—\nrenumber as subparagraphs (ii) to (vi).\nPart 6 Amendment of Police Powers\nand Responsibilities Act 2000\n62 Act amended\nThis part amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act\n2000.\n63 Amendment of s 365 (Arrest without warrant)\nSection 365(1)(j), after ‘177,’—\ninsert—\n177A,\n64 Amendment of s 604 (Dealing with persons affected by\npotentially harmful things)\nSection 604(2), example 3, after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\nClause 12\n13\n14\nClause 15\n16\n17\n18\nClause 19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n\nPage 77\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 65]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 6 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n65 Amendment of s 610 (Police actions after domestic\nviolence order, police protection notice or release\nconditions are made)\n(1) Section 610, heading, after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(2) Section 610(1), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(3) Section 610(2), after ‘the order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n(4) Section 610(2)(a), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, direction\n(5) Section 610(2), note, after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(6) Section 610(3), example 1, after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n(7) Section 610(4)(a), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n66 Amendment of s 715 (What is the appointed day for\ndisposal of weapons under s 714)\n(1) Section 715(b), after ‘was made, a’—\ninsert—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\nClause 25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 78\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 67]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 7 Amendment of Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008\npolice protection direction or\n(2) Section 715(b), after ‘is made, the’—\ninsert—\ndirection or\n67 Amendment of sch 5A (Prescribed documents for service\nby electronic communication)\nSchedule 5A—\ninsert—\n68 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)\nSchedule 6—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction see the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012, schedule.\nPart 7 Amendment of Residential\nTenancies and Rooming\nAccommodation Act 2008\n69 Act amended\nThis part amends the Residential Tenancies and Rooming\nAccommodation Act 2008.\n70 Amendment of s 245 (Injury to domestic associate)\nSection 245(4)—\ninsert—\n4A a police protection direction and a notice stating the\ngrounds for issuing the direction\n1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n\nPage 79\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 71]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(d) whether a police protection direction against\nthe person’s domestic associate is in force or\nhas previously been in force;\n(e) if a police protection direction is or was in\nforce—whether a condition was imposed\nprohibiting the person’s domestic associate\nfrom entering, or remaining, on the\npremises.\n71 Amendment of s 344 (Damage or injury)\nSection 344(2)—\ninsert—\n(d) whether a police protection direction against\nthe applicant’s domestic associate is in force\nor has previously been in force;\n(e) if a police protection direction is or was in\nforce—whether a condition was imposed\nprohibiting the applicant’s domestic\nassociate from entering, or remaining, on\nthe premises.\n72 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)\nSchedule 2—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction see the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012, schedule.\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act\n1990\n73 Act amended\nThis part amends the Weapons Act 1990.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nClause 27\n28\n\nPage 80\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 74]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n74 Amendment of s 10B (Fit and proper person—licensees)\n(1) Section 10B(1)(b), after ‘made,’—\ninsert—\na police protection direction or\n(2) Section 10B(5)(b), after ‘person’—\ninsert—\nor a police protection direction has been issued\nagainst the person\n75 Amendment of s 10C (Fit and proper person—licensed\ndealer’s associate)\nSection 10C(3)(b), after ‘person’—\ninsert—\nor a police protection direction has been issued\nagainst the person\n76 Amendment of s 24 (Change in licensee’s circumstances)\nSection 24(2)(a)(iv), after ‘is made’—\ninsert—\n, or a police protection direction is issued,\n77 Amendment of s 28A (Revocation or suspension of\nlicence and related matters after protection order is\nmade)\n(1) Section 28A, heading, after ‘made’—\ninsert—\nor police protection direction issued\n(2) Section 28A(1) and (2), after ‘a protection order’—\ninsert—\nor police protection direction\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\nClause 15\n16\n17\n18\nClause 19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 81\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 78]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(3) Section 28A(2)(b), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor the direction takes effect\n(4) Section 28A(3)(b)—\nomit, insert—\n(b) if the respondent is present when a police\nofficer issues and explains the police\nprotection direction—when the police\nofficer issues the direction; or\n(c) otherwise—when the respondent is given\nthe protection order or is personally served\nwith the direction.\n(5) Section 28A(4)(b), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor police protection direction\n78 Amendment of s 29A (Action by court if respondent has\naccess to weapons through employment)\n(1) Section 29A(1)(a), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(2) Section 29A(2)(c) and (d), (3) and (4), after ‘the order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n79 Amendment of s 29B (Arrangements for surrender of\nsuspended or revoked licences and weapons)\n(1) Section 29B(1), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\nClause 16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 82\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 80]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(2) Section 29B(2)(a)(ii), after ‘explains the’—\ninsert—\ndirection or\n(3) Section 29B(2)(b), after ‘the order’—\ninsert—\n, direction\n(4) Section 29B(3)(b)(i) and (c)(i), ‘or notice is issued’—\nomit, insert—\n, the direction takes effect or the notice is issued\n(5) Section 29B(3)(b)(ii) and (c)(ii), after ‘the order,’—\ninsert—\ndirection,\n(6) Section 29B(4), after ‘the order’—\ninsert—\n, direction\n(7) Section 29B(7), after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n(8) Section 29B(8), definition otherwise surrender, paragraph\n(a)(ii), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor police protection direction\n80 Amendment of s 34AA (Effect of an appeal against a\ndomestic violence order)\n(1) Section 34AA, heading—\nomit, insert—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 83\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 81]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n34AA Effect of discharging domestic violence\norder or revoking or setting aside police\nprotection direction\n(2) Section 34AA(2)—\nomit, insert—\n(2) This section also applies if—\n(a) a person is named as the respondent in a\npolice protection direction; and\n(b) the direction is—\n(i) revoked under the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012,\nsection 100Y; or\n(ii) set aside under section 100ZD of that\nAct.\n(3) For this Act, the domestic violence order or police\nprotection direction is taken not to have been\nmade or issued.\n81 Amendment of s 53 (An unlicensed person may use a\nweapon at an approved range)\nSection 53(8), definition excluded person, paragraph (e), after\n‘protection order’—\ninsert—\n, or a police protection direction\n82 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)\nSchedule 2—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction means a police\nprotection direction under the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 84\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 83]\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPart 9 Other amendments\nPart 9 Other amendments\n83 Legislation amended\nSchedule 1 amends the legislation it mentions.\n1\nClause 2\n3\n\nSchedule 1\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 85\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Other amendments\nsection 83\nChild Protection Act 1999\n1 Schedule 3, definition domestic violence history, after\n‘made’—\ninsert—\n, or police protection directions issued,\nCorrective Services Act 2006\n1 Section 322(1)(a), after ‘domestic violence order’—\ninsert—\n, direction\n2 Section 322—\ninsert—\n(3) In this section—\ndomestic violence see the Domestic and Family\nViolence Protection Act 2012, section 8.\ndomestic violence order, direction or notice\nmeans an order, direction or notice included in a\nperson’s domestic violence history under the\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection Act\n2012.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n\nSchedule 1\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 86\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n3 Schedule 4, definitions domestic violence and domestic\nviolence order or notice—\nomit.\nCriminal Code\n1 Section 590AH(4), definition domestic violence history,\nparagraph (a)(ii), after ‘a’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\nDisability Services Act 2006\n1 Section 138D(1), after ‘made, or’—\ninsert—\na police protection direction or\n2 Section 138D(4), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n3 Schedule 8, definition domestic violence information,\nafter ‘made, or’—\ninsert—\npolice protection directions or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0008","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 8","content":"Schedule 1\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 87\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n4 Schedule 8—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction means a police\nprotection direction under the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012.\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012\n1 Part 3, division 8, note under heading, after ‘order,’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction,\n2 Sections 135F(h), 135I(1)(d)(i), (2)(c) and (3), 135M(1)(a)(i),\n(d) and (e) and (2) and 135Q(2), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\nIndustrial Relations Act 2016\n1 Section 296(2)—\ninsert—\n(aa) a police protection direction;\n2 Section 296(2)(aa) to (c)—\nrenumber as section 296(2)(b) to (d).\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n\nSchedule 1\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 88\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n3 Section 296(3)—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction has the meaning given\nby the Domestic and Family Violence Protection\nAct 2012.\nWorking with Children (Risk Management and\nScreening) Act 2000\n1 Section 186(1)(a), after ‘made, or’—\ninsert—\na police protection direction or\n2 Section 315A(1), after ‘made, or a’—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction or\n3 Section 315A(4), after ‘domestic violence order’—\ninsert—\n, police protection direction\n4 Schedule 7, definition domestic violence information,\nafter ‘made, or’—\ninsert—\npolice protection directions or\n5 Schedule 7—\ninsert—\npolice protection direction see the Domestic and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n\nSchedule 1\nDomestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025\nPage 89\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nFamily Violence Protection Act 2012, section\n100B(1).\n© State of Queensland 2025\n1\n2","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"summary":{"status_summary":"The Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 received royal assent and will commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.","complexity_score":8,"likely_questions":["How does a police protection direction differ from a standard domestic violence protection order?","Can I challenge a police protection direction, and what are the time limits for doing so?","What happens to my weapons or explosives licence if a police protection direction is issued against me?","When will the monitoring device provisions come into effect, and which courts can impose them?","How do the new recorded statement rules affect my domestic violence case if it is already before the courts?"],"complexity_factors":["Introduces a new police-issued direction (PPD) with extensive procedural requirements for issue, service, review (police and court), amendment, and expiry, while also linking it to existing court-based protection order processes","Creates a new court-imposed monitoring device condition (GPS tracking) with detailed provisions on definitions, considerations, information sharing, and a sunset clause after two years","Amends evidence laws for recorded statements in domestic violence proceedings, including new requirements for police officers, consent procedures, and transitional arrangements","Makes consequential amendments to nine separate Acts (Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act, Evidence Act, Explosives Act, Penalties and Sentences Act, Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, Residential Tenancies Act, Weapons Act, Child Protection Act, Corrective Services Act, Criminal Code, Disability Services Act, Industrial Relations Act, Working with Children Act), each with varying levels of technical detail","Contains multiple transitional provisions that distinguish between pre-commencement and post-commencement situations","Requires understanding of the interaction between police powers, court orders, weapons licensing, and evidence procedure"],"plain_english_summary":"This Bill creates a new police-issued \"police protection direction\" (PPD) allowing officers to impose on‑the‑spot protective conditions for alleged domestic violence, subject to supervisor approval and limited exclusions, with breach carrying serious penalties and avenues for police or court review.  \n\nIt also authorises a two‑year trial of court-ordered GPS monitoring for certain respondents, expands the use of police-recorded statements as evidence-in-chief in domestic violence proceedings, and amends multiple Acts so PPDs trigger related licence, tenancy and sentencing effects."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Bill substantially expands the scope of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 beyond refining court protection orders. It creates a new, broad administrative power for police to impose immediate protective conditions (police protection directions), adds a temporary court‑imposed electronic monitoring regime, and adjusts evidence rules for recorded statements. It also makes widespread consequential amendments across multiple Acts (weapons, explosives, police powers, tenancy, corrective services, licensing and employment‑related statutes) so that police protection directions are treated like court orders in background checks, licence suspensions and other civil or regulatory processes. Mechanically, this shifts significant decision‑making power to police and administrative bodies, creates procurement and data‑management obligations, and embeds the new tool across criminal, civil and regulatory systems — a clear enlargement of the original statutory focus on court protection orders."},"complexity_factors":["New standalone police protection direction regime added with 50+ new sections (Part 4, Division 1A: ss 100A–100ZD) and multiple subdivisions (issue, amendment, police review, court review).","Detailed conditional logic for issuing, limiting and reviewing directions (many 'must not' and 'may' conditions, cross‑references to other sections such as 100C, 100D, 100E, 100K).","Integration with existing protection order process: police directions can be filed and taken to be protection‑order applications (s 100ZA–100ZB), which creates procedural cross‑over with Part 3 (protection orders).","New monitoring device scheme for courts (ss 66A–66H) with defined terms, delegated powers to chief executives and prescribed entities, data‑sharing rules and criminal penalties for misuse; temporary expiry and transitional rules add further conditionality.","Extensive cross‑Act amendments (Evidence Act, Weapons Act, Explosives Act, Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, Residential Tenancies Act, Penalties and Sentences Act, and many others in Schedule 1) — high interlocking legislative change.","Evidence Act reforms to recorded statements create new consent/notice requirements, translation rules and transitional provisions across criminal procedure (multiple subsections and transitional timing issues).","Multiple review and oversight layers (internal police review, police commissioner, Magistrates Court review, statutory 2‑year evaluation) with set timeframes and filing/service obligations (detailed procedural steps and time limits).","New criminal offence with evidentiary onus rules where directions took effect by explanation rather than written service (s 177A(4)) — creates nuanced burden of proof and procedural implications.","Regulatory delegation points: many operational and technical details are left to subordinate instruments (regulations) and police commissioner forms, increasing interpretive complexity at implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Bill does (short version)**\n\n- Creates a new, police‑issued tool called a \"police protection direction\" that lets an authorised police officer impose time‑limited protective conditions on a person the officer reasonably believes has committed domestic violence (see new Part 4, Division 1A: sections 100B–100R).\n- Allows courts to impose short‑term electronic monitoring conditions on adult respondents in domestic violence proceedings (see new Part 3, Division 5, Subdivision 3: sections 66A–66H). That monitoring scheme is temporary and expires after 2 years unless continued.\n- Changes how recorded statements by complainants in domestic violence criminal proceedings are taken and treated (amendments to the Evidence Act: sections 103C, 103E, 103F, 103H and related provisions).\n- Makes conforming amendments across many Queensland Acts so police protection directions are recognised in weapons, explosives, police powers, tenancy, corrective services and other regimes (for example, Weapons Act, Explosives Act, Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, Penalties and Sentences Act and several others).\n- Creates an offence for contravening a police protection direction (new s 177A) and requires a police commissioner register of directions (new s 189C). It also requires a statutory review of the police direction regime after 2 years (new s 192A).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Respondents: people against whom police protection directions are issued. They face conditions (good behaviour, no domestic or associated violence, no encouraging others to commit violence) and a statutory offence if they breach the direction (max 3 years’ imprisonment—see s 177A).\n- Aggrieved persons and named persons (including adult relatives and, in limited cases, children who can be named for protective reasons): they receive copies of directions and may request reviews (see s 100P, 100U, 100Z).\n- Police: front‑line officers get power to issue directions but must obtain supervising officer approval (s 100K); police must keep records, file directions in court for review, and may be required to arrange accommodation and monitoring support (s 100J, 100E, 100S–100Y).\n- Courts and magistrates: get a new review pathway (police directions may be taken to be an application for a protection order—s 100ZB) and can set aside/revoke directions (s 100ZD) or hear related protection order applications.\n- Government departments and prescribed service providers: may be required to fit monitoring devices, operate monitoring, issue safety devices to aggrieved persons, store and share location/alert data (s 66E, 66F) and to be prescribed by regulation as supporting entities.\n- Employers and licensing bodies (weapons licences, security/employment): their decision processes must consider police protection directions as part of a person's \"domestic violence history\" (amendments across Weapons Act, Explosives Act and others).\n\n**How it works mechanically (key features and steps)**\n\n- Decision to issue: a police officer may issue a direction if they reasonably believe domestic violence occurred and a direction is necessary or desirable to protect the aggrieved (s 100B). The officer must consider statutory principles, criminal/domestic‑violence history, and the aggrieved’s views (s 100B(2)).\n- Limits on use: directions cannot be issued where certain circumstances apply (for example, if the aggrieved or respondent is a child, if a relevant protection order is already in force, if serious weapon use occurred, or if a court process is already underway) — see s 100C and s 100D.\n- Conditions: directions must include standard behaviour conditions (good behaviour, no domestic violence or associated domestic violence, and prohibitions on organising others to commit violence) and may include other conditions allowed for police protection notices (s 100G–100H). Ouster (exclude from residence), no‑contact, cool‑down and other conditions are permitted, but authorisation and supervisory sign‑off vary by condition (s 100H, 100K).\n- Form, service and explanation: directions must be in an approved form and served or explained to the respondent; police must give written grounds and explain consequences and review rights to respondents and aggrieved persons (s 100N–100Q, 100O).\n- Duration and cessation: a direction takes effect when served or when the respondent is told about it (including by phone or electronic means) and continues for up to 12 months unless replaced by a court order, a domestic violence order, a police protection notice, release conditions, or other listed events (s 100R(1)–(3)).\n- Reviews: internal police review processes (s 100T–100Y) and court review via the Magistrates Court (s 100Z–100ZD). When a direction is filed in court, it is taken to be an application for a protection order (s 100ZA–100ZB). The court can set aside a direction, dismiss the application, or convert it into a protection order (s 100ZD).\n- Contravention offence: it is an offence for a respondent to contravene a police protection direction while it is in force (new s 177A). The court must consider whether the direction was issued in substantial compliance with the statutory process, and if the direction took effect by explanation rather than written service prosecution must prove the respondent was told (s 177A(3)–(4)).\n- Monitoring devices (court power): courts may impose electronic monitoring on adult respondents when necessary or desirable and if court is prescribed to impose the condition; device use, information sharing, and limitations on admissibility of monitoring‑derived evidence are regulated (s 66A–66H). The subdivision expires 2 years after commencement unless otherwise extended (s 66H).\n- Recorded statements reform: the Evidence Act changes streamline how recorded statements are made and used, require police officers to explain key matters to complainants before recording (consent and consequences), allow multiple recorded statements as evidence‑in‑chief, require translations where necessary, and provide transitional rules for existing statements (Evidence Act amendments: ss 103C, 103D, 103E, 103F, 103H, 103I, 103IA and new transitional division).\n\n**Why the Bill matters (official claim and practical trade‑offs)**\n\n- Official purpose claim: the Bill is presented as improving police responsiveness to domestic violence by delivering an intermediate, non‑court response (police protection directions) while strengthening other tools (monitoring, recorded statements) to protect people quickly.\n\n- Testing that claim against costs, incentives and trade‑offs (mechanical implications drawn from the text):\n  - Speed vs judicial oversight: police can impose directions immediately (can take effect when a police officer tells the respondent, s 100R(1)(b)), which shortens the time to protection but shifts an initial decision from a court to police discretion. Oversight exists (supervising officer approval, internal police review, Magistrates Court review), but initial imposition is an administrative act by police (s 100K, 100T–100Y, 100Z–100ZD).\n  - Administrative and financial cost: the state will fund the administration of directions (registers, records, filing in courts, supervision), and if monitoring devices are used the state must arrange fitting, remote monitoring and safety devices (s 66E(1)(b), 66E(2)). The Bill allows prescribed entities (chief executives of departments and police commissioner) to be responsible for these arrangements (s 66A). Procuring devices and running monitoring services is an identifiable program cost.\n  - Privacy and data handling risks: monitoring devices collect location and alert data; the Bill delegates the detail of sharing, storage, and permitted uses to regulations (s 66F). There is a criminal penalty for using that monitoring information for other purposes (s 66F(2)). Data‑management and security are material implementation risks.\n  - Operational burden on police: supervising officer sign‑off thresholds (sergeant/senior sergeant), written record‑keeping, service obligations, and court‑filing timeframes will require police process changes and training (s 100K(1)–(5), 100ZA(1), 100ZA(3)). Police must also consider accommodation needs for respondents when ouster/cool‑down conditions are used (s 100J), creating another operational demand.\n  - Impact on courts and case flow: the Bill makes police directions taken to be applications for protection orders when filed (s 100ZB), potentially increasing filings in Magistrates Courts for review—although the Bill also provides internal police review and lists hearing timeframes (s 100ZA(3)). The Minister must review the scheme after 2 years (s 192A) which recognises potential system impacts.\n  - Effects on licensing/employment: directions form part of a person’s \"domestic violence history\" for licensing and employment checks in weapons, explosives, security and other statutes (various amendments, e.g. Weapons Act s 10B, Explosives s 12B). That can affect job eligibility for people named as respondents; these are direct, sometimes consequential, impacts on private contracting and employment opportunities.\n  - Compliance and coercion issues: the Bill prescribes that an aggrieved cannot consent to a respondent contravening a direction (s 100Q(3)(e)), and makes non‑compliance a criminal offence (s 177A). The Bill builds review routes for respondents and aggrieved persons, but primary control and initial imposition sit with police.\n\n**Who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes**\n\n- Who pays: public budgets (police services, courts, departments prescribed to run monitoring or support services) will fund administration, monitoring devices, data systems and any contracted providers. Respondents may have to pay practical costs (charging devices, maintaining them) unless the state provides technical support—courts must consider respondents’ ability to maintain devices (s 66C(1)(b)).\n- Who decides: initial decisionmaker is the frontline police officer with mandatory supervising officer approval (s 100B, 100K). Internal police and Magistrates Court provide review (s 100T–100Y, 100Z–100ZD). Ministers and the police commissioner also have regulatory and administrative roles (regulations, forms, register, s 189C, s 192A).\n- Behaviour changes expected: respondents are subject to immediate constraints and may alter movement, living arrangements and interactions; some will seek to resolve matters through court processes to have directions tested (s 100ZB). Agencies will adapt procurement and service models for monitoring and safety devices. Employers and licensing bodies will change vetting processes to include police protection directions.\n\n**Concentrated benefits, diffuse costs and capture risks (mechanisms, not labels)**\n\n- Concentrated benefits: victims/aggrieved persons who receive immediate protection and safety devices; monitoring and rapid exclusion from residences can be highly targeted benefits. Police gain a clear statutory tool to respond immediately.\n- Diffuse costs: administrative overheads across police, courts and departments; procurement and operation costs for monitoring services; potential impacts on respondents’ employment and licensing that ripple into families and communities.\n- Capture and substitution risks: the Bill depends on private providers and prescribed entities for monitoring services (s 66E(2)–(4)). That creates a procurement space where suppliers could gain concentrated contracts; the Bill leaves implementation details to regulation and departmental arrangements (s 66F). There is also potential substitution of police protections for court orders in borderline cases, changing incentives for both police and litigants.\n\n**Implementation risks and compliance burden**\n\n- Training and supervision: police will need training about when to use directions, how to explain them, and record approvals (s 100K(3)–(5), 100Q). Supervising officer roles introduce an approval choke point and require rostering changes.\n- IT and data systems: a new register (s 189C), data sharing rules (s 66F) and court‑filing obligations (s 100ZA) require system builds and secure data handling capabilities.\n- Provider arrangements: the chief executive can request prescribed entities to fit and remotely monitor devices and give safety devices (s 66E(2)); those arrangements must be operationalised and suppliers approved (s 66E(4)–(5)).\n- Legal and evidentiary clarity: restrictions on using monitoring‑derived evidence outside domestic violence offences (s 66G) and changes to recorded‑statement rules (Evidence Act changes) must be reconciled in practice.\n\n**Pilot and sunset design**\n\n- The monitoring device provisions are explicitly temporary (they expire two years after commencement: s 66H) and the police direction regime must be reviewed after two years (s 192A). That stages the reform as an operational experiment with a mandatory evaluation.\n\n**Key statutory references (selected)**\n\n- Police protection directions: new Part 4, Division 1A (ss 100A–100R); review and court interaction: ss 100S–100ZD; offence for contravention: new s 177A.\n- Monitoring device conditions (court power): new ss 66A–66H (Part 3, div 5, sdiv 3).\n- Recorded statements (Evidence Act): ss 103C, 103D, 103E, 103F, 103H, 103I, 103IA and transitional provisions (new Part 9, Division 18).\n- Register and review: s 189C (police protection directions register) and s 192A (review after 2 years).\n- Cross‑Act recognition and consequences: amendments to Weapons Act, Explosives Act, Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, Residential Tenancies Act and several others (see Parts 4–9 and Schedule 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025","history":"/api/acts/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2025/documents"}}